Aim Sphincteroplasty ( SP ) is used to treat faecal incontinence ( FI ) in patients with a
sphincter defect. Although sacral nerve stimulation ( SNS ) is used in patients, its outcome in …

BACKGROUND: Outcomes of artificial bowel sphincter reimplantation for severe fecal
incontinence remain unknown. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

BACKGROUND: Adverse events and complications have been reported after sacral
neurostimulation for fecal incontinence, which may result in surgical revision and device explantation…

A study has been made of the temperature and rates at which molecular hydrogen is
evolved and free radical decay occurs when semicrystalline polyethylene, irradiated at liquid‐…

We present the first results from a reverberation-mapping campaign undertaken during the
first half of 2012, with additional data on one active galactic nucleus (AGN)(NGC 3227) from a …

… Cz--Aj and Cz--A 2 recordings were also performed. Recording electrodes were also placed
over the stimulated right median nerve in the forearm and 2 cm proximal to the axilla and …

Although the properties of the narrow-line region (NLR) of active galactic nuclei (AGN) have
been deeply studied by many authors in the past three decades, many questions are still …

Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) are widely used for monitoring spinal cord function
during surgery. Anesthetics can cause changes in SEPs similar to surgical manipulation, …

OBJECTIVE: The most commonly used staging system for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the
tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) system. In the most recent TNM edition, lymph node (LN) …

Although social situations regularly involve multiple persons acting together, research on
the mirror neuron system has focused on situations in which a single agent is observed. …